The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-24
Household Hints.

Never use for cake milk that has been boiled.
Eating onions and horseradish is claimed to
relieve dropsical swellings.
A granite iron kettle may be made bright in
side by boiling a small quantity OF borax in it.
To prevent shiny skin, use little camphor in
the wash water. Never use face powders; they
are decisions.
1t is said that if the hands are rubbed on
stick of celery after peeling onions. the smell
will be entirely removed.
To keep the lips soft and in good color baths
them occasionally with alum W atcr, followed by
glycerine or camphor-ice
The occasional washing of the hands with corn
meal and borax soap, IN tepid water. helps to
keep them soft and smooth, and glycerine mixed
with lemon juice is excellent to apply at night
Waf1les should be made quickly and beaten
thoroughly. Always add the whites of the eggs
just before baking. Butter is much better than
lard for shortening. Never use sugar in waffle
batter, as it tends to make them heavy and
tough. Waffle batter should be very thin.
The Juice of the stems and leaves of the com.
mon wild balsam, with spotted orange-colored
flowers known as jewel weed and touch m not
-Impatiens fulva-has been found q sure cure
of the poison of poison ivy. The juice can be ap.
with small brush. or the leaves and stems
can be gently rubbed upon the surface.
To make good waff1es take one pint of butter
milk. one teaspoonful of soda. one tablespoonful
of melted butter one teacup of -four, the yolks OF
four eggs and a small pinch of salt: beat ths
whites separately to q stiff broth. and add them
the last thing. Have the waffle tins well creased
and very hot pour in tho batter and bake brown
When taken up, spread with butter and keep
To make good apple butter simply requires
good. sweet apples and pure sweet cider PARE
and core the apples and boil until the cider is re-
duced at least half, or un til the whole is rich
dark pulp, stirring constantly. IL you like
SPICE the rule is one tablespoonful of cinnamon
and one-third of a tablespoonful of ground
cloves to each gallon of apple butter added when
done. but still hot.
Paint is found better than cacamine or white
wash upon the walls of kitchen, since the
steam from the washing and cooking has less
effect upon it, and also because it can be moro
readily cleaned Before painting the wall needs
to DO washed with soapsuds then covered with
a coat of dissolved glue. which must be allowed
the work being done well and quickly with a
broad, fat brush.
A table, made by the village carpenter, and
is now in use in a Newport drawing-roona, occu-
has circular top, and four straight legs inclin-
ing outward A fiat piece. about fourteen in
ches wide. is placed against the legs, about six
inches from the floor forming q sort of square
dado wainscoting around the table. This
piece has three round openings in each of the
four sides. 1t is covered, az are also the legs
and top, with rich maroon silk plush, drawn
tightly, and nailed with small tacks deep
ball fringe of maroon color edges the TOD. and is
put with small gilt tacks Pretty blue and
white china plates inserted in the openings,
and lovely lamp, of blue and white china
stands upon the table.